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Goodison Park

Goodison Park is a football stadium in Walton, Liverpool, two miles (3 km) north of the city centre. It was built to serve as the home ground of Everton F ., and opened in 1892. Goodison Park hosted the 1910 FA Cup Final, and was also a venue for the 1966 World Cup, in addition to hosting numerous other international fixtures. Everton relocated to the Hill Dickinson Stadium in 2025, and the stadium became the home of Everton Women. It has an all-seated capacity of 39,414.

Infobox

Former names
Mere Green Field
Location
Goodison Road Walton, Liverpool
Owner
Everton F .
Operator
Everton Women
Capacity
39,414
Surface
GrassMaster
Record attendance
78,299 (Everton vs Liverpool, 18 September 1948)
Field size
100 by 68 metres (109 yd × 74 yd)
Public transit
Kirkdale
Opened
24 August 1892 (1892-08-24)
Construction cost
£3,000
Architect
Kelly Brothers Henry Hartley Archibald Leitch

Tables

· Attendances
18 September 1948
18 September 1948
Date
18 September 1948
Competition
Division One
Opposition
Liverpool
Attendance
78,299
14 February 1953
14 February 1953
Date
14 February 1953
Competition
FA Cup
Opposition
Manchester United
Attendance
77,920
28 August 1954
28 August 1954
Date
28 August 1954
Competition
Division One
Opposition
Preston North End
Attendance
76,839
29 January 1958
29 January 1958
Date
29 January 1958
Competition
FA Cup
Opposition
Blackburn Rovers
Attendance
75,818
27 December 1954
27 December 1954
Date
27 December 1954
Competition
Division One
Opposition
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attendance
75,322
Date
Competition
Opposition
Attendance
18 September 1948
Division One
Liverpool
78,299
14 February 1953
FA Cup
Manchester United
77,920
28 August 1954
Division One
Preston North End
76,839
29 January 1958
FA Cup
Blackburn Rovers
75,818
27 December 1954
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
75,322
· Attendances
20 December 1988
20 December 1988
Date
20 December 1988
Competition
Simod Cup
Opposition
Millwall
Attendance
3,703
1 October 1991
1 October 1991
Date
1 October 1991
Competition
Zenith Data Systems Cup
Opposition
Oldham
Attendance
4,588
22 January 1991
22 January 1991
Date
22 January 1991
Competition
Sunderland
Opposition
4,609
16 February 1988
16 February 1988
Date
16 February 1988
Competition
Simod Cup
Opposition
Luton
Attendance
5,204
28 February 1989
28 February 1989
Date
28 February 1989
Competition
Q .
Opposition
7,072
Date
Competition
Opposition
Attendance
20 December 1988
Simod Cup
Millwall
3,703
1 October 1991
Zenith Data Systems Cup
Oldham
4,588
22 January 1991
Sunderland
4,609
16 February 1988
Simod Cup
Luton
5,204
28 February 1989
Q .
7,072
· Other uses › Goodison Park as host stadium for football › FA Cup Final
31 March 1894
31 March 1894
Year
31 March 1894
Attendance
37,000
Winner
Notts County
Col 4
4
Runner-up
Bolton Wanderers
Col 6
1
Year
Attendance
Winner
Runner-up
Details
31 March 1894
37,000
Notts County
4
Bolton Wanderers
1
· Other uses › Goodison Park as host stadium for football › British Home championships › England
6 April 1895
6 April 1895
Date
6 April 1895
"Home" Team
England
Col 3
3
"Away" Team
Scotland
Col 5
0
16 February 1907
16 February 1907
Date
16 February 1907
"Home" Team
1
Col 3
Ireland
"Away" Team
0
1 April 1911
1 April 1911
Date
1 April 1911
"Home" Team
1
Col 3
Scotland
"Away" Team
1
22 October 1924
22 October 1924
Date
22 October 1924
"Home" Team
3
Col 3
Ireland
"Away" Team
0
22 October 1928
22 October 1928
Date
22 October 1928
"Home" Team
2
Col 3
1
6 February 1935
6 February 1935
Date
6 February 1935
"Home" Team
2
Col 3
1
5 November 1947
5 November 1947
Date
5 November 1947
"Home" Team
2
Col 3
Ireland
"Away" Team
2
11 November 1953
11 November 1953
Date
11 November 1953
"Home" Team
3
Col 3
Northern Ireland
"Away" Team
1
Date
"Home" Team
"Away" Team
Details
6 April 1895
England
3
Scotland
0
16 February 1907
1
Ireland
0
1 April 1911
1
Scotland
1
22 October 1924
3
Ireland
0
22 October 1928
2
1
6 February 1935
2
1
5 November 1947
2
Ireland
2
11 November 1953
3
Northern Ireland
1
· Other uses › Goodison Park as host stadium for football › British Home championships › Northern Ireland
12 May 1973
12 May 1973
Date
12 May 1973
"Home" Team
Northern Ireland
Col 3
1
"Away" Team
England
Col 5
2
19 May 1973
19 May 1973
Date
19 May 1973
"Home" Team
1
Col 3
Wales
"Away" Team
0
Date
"Home" Team
"Away" Team
12 May 1973
Northern Ireland
1
England
2
19 May 1973
1
Wales
0

References

  1. This is the original cost of the ground. Further costly developments have occurred since.
  2. This was one of two matches which trialled having two referees in a single match. The other trial was on 8 May 1935 when
  3. The game took place to aid the Red Cross fund.
  4. Due to war damage, Old Trafford was closed at the time, and Manchester United were playing their home matches at Maine R
  5. This was the first time that England had been beaten at home by a team from outside the Home Nations.
  6. England's goal was scored by Bobby Moore. This was his first international goal and the only one on English soil. Ray Wi
  7. Due to a pitch invasion at the original match (which Newcastle United won 4–3), The FA ordered the tie to be replayed at
  8. "Premier League Handbook 2020/21"
    https://resources.premierleague.com/premierleague/document/2021/04/07/6ebff069-a7ee-415d-afbd-15878b6d33b2/2020-21-PL-Handbook-240321.pdf
  9. The Football Grounds of Britain
  10. "I: The Early Days (1878–88)"
    http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1878-1888.asp
  11. "History of the Football League"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090209043226/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/History/HistoryDetail/0%2C%2C10794~1357277%2C00.html
  12. "The Everton Story 1878–1930"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140527073417/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html?page=3
  13. "General Trivia"
    http://toffeeweb.com/history/trivia/efc-trivia.asp
  14. "Liverpool Football Club is formed"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100712112221/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/timeline/1892-1917/liverpool-football-club-is-formed
  15. "Full story of The Split which saw Liverpool formed from Everton"
    https://m.allfootballapp.com/news/EPL/Full-story-of-The-Split-which-saw-Liverpool-formed-from-Everton/896860
  16. The Historical Journal
    https://doi.org/10.1017%2Fs0018246x06005504
  17. "1878–1930 – Early homes"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121128083042/http://www.evertonfc.com/history/everton-the-begining.html?tab=1
  18. School of Science
  19. "And If You Know Your History"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110109005945/http://www.toffeeweb.com/season/09-10/comment/fan/10231.html
  20. "From Anfield to Goodison"
    http://www.toffeeweb.com/history/concise/1888-1915.asp
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